“The character in [“January 10, 2014″], Diana, is based on the story of a woman from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico who avenged unprosecuted and largely ignored sexual assaults being committed by bus drivers on their routes,” explained vocalist David Bello. “The video replaces the real life Diana with Dianic Wiccans who protect themselves using hexes and their own spirituality. The male character in the video is a predator, and therefore must be destroyed.” Christopher Good directed the video.

“‘Harmlessness’ is a state to be achieved and an ethos that fits with the open spirit of being ‘formless,'” said vocalist and guitarist Derrick Shanholtzer-Dvorak, referring also to the title of the band’s first EP, Formlessness, which has more or less come to define the rotating cast of musicians in the band’s lineup. In addition to Dvorak and Bello, the members on Harmlessness also include bassist Josh Cyr, drummer Steven Buttery, guitarist Chris Teti, guitarist Tyler Bussey, and keyboardist Katie Shanholtzer-Dvorak.

See the album’s art and track list, and the band’s upcoming tour dates with Pianos Become the Teeth, below.

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